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. 2011 Jun 17;6(6):e19995. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0019995

Table 2. Comparison of the median length and number of N-Linked Glycosylation Sites in the Env V2 and V3 of Subtype B HIV-1 from Trinidad and the Rest of the World (p-values represent comparison between recently transmitted HIV-1 from Trinidadian heterosexuals and others).

V2 V3
Length/aa Number NLGS Length/aa Number NLGS
Recently Transmitted HIV-1 from Trinidadian Heterosexuals, n = 19 46 3 34Due to T319_ 1
VS
Recently Transmitted HIV-1 from Argentinian MSM, n = 10* 39P<0.001 2P<0.01 35P<0.001 1ns
Recently Transmitted HIV-1 from Database MSM, n = 62 39P<0.001 2P<0.001 35P<0.001 1ns
Recently Transmitted HIV-1 from Database Heterosexuals, n = 11 39P<0.01 2P<0.01 35P<0.01 1ns
Chronic HIV-1 from Trinidadian Heterosexuals, n = 9 46ns 3ns 34ns 1ns
Prevalent HIV-1 from Trinidad**,n = 10 46ns 3ns 34ns 1ns
HIV-1 from Haiti, n = 11 43P<0.05 2ns 35P<0.05 1ns

ns =  not significant,

*bulk database sequences for two Argentinians within 3 months of seroconversion were included in the analyses,

**bulk database sequences [2].